Fastening-inserting machine



Feb. 19, 1935. G, GODDU 1,991,454

FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE- Filed Feb. 23, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 19, 1935. G. GODDU FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 Filed Feb. 23, 1953 Feb. 19, 1935, G. GODDU FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE Filed Feb. '23, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 we w Patented Feb. 19, 1 935 '7 UNITED Application February 23,

V I FASTENING- INSERTING MACHINE George Gocldn, deceased, late of Winchester,

Mass, by IsabelleW. ocean, executrix, Winchester, Mass, assignor to United, Shoe Machinery Corporation, Patersom N. J., a corporation of New Jersey I 1933, Serial mama 34 Claims. I (01. 15-20) This invention relates to machines including in theirorganization means for inserting or driving fastenings and is herein illustrated as applied to a lasting machine having means for drivingsta- 5 ples to fasten shoe uppers in lasted position. It

is to be understood, however, that in its more general aspects'the invention is not limited to lasting machines nor to machines in which the fastenings used are staples. l

Lasting machines have been provided heretofore with means for driving staples throughthe upper and through a lip on the insole or sole (hereinafter irequently'referred to generically as the sole) to fasten the upper in lasted position, together with means for clinching the legs of the staples upon their emergence from the lip, as disclosed, for example, in Letters Patent No. 1,796,451, granted on March'l7, 1931 upon an application of George Goddu. For lasting shoes'of a type in which there is no lip on the sole there have also been provided machines having means for engaging the legs of the Staples prior'to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to l curve them progressively as they aredriven and thereby anchor them in the sole, one-form of machine of that character being disclosed in LettersPatent No. 1,742,499, granted on January 7, 1930 upon an application of George Goddu. It is an object of the present invention to provide a machine so constructed that fastenings driven thereby mayjeither be clinchedupon their emer gence from "the work or curved progressively as they are driven to anchor them in the work; and to this end there is herein disclosed, in a machine organization of the same general character as that illustrated in the above-mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,796,451, means whereby either the clinching anvil, which serves also as a sole rest, may be utilized to clinch the legs of staples'driven through a lip ona sole or a deflector may be utilized instead to engage the staple legs prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials and curve them progressively as they are driven to anchor them in the sole in the manner illustrated in the other above-mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,742,499. This permitsthe same machine to be. used for lasting shoes of different kinds, such as welt shoes'and Littlevra'y shoes, or for lasting different portions ofthe same shoe, such as the forepart and shank portions, with staples applied in diiferent relations to the shoe materials in the manner disclosed, for example, in Letters Patent No. 1,932,545, granted on Qctober 31,1933, upon an application of George Goddu. Toiacilitate such use of the machine the construction herein shown includes manually operated mechanism that may be moved quickly by the operator to set the machine either for clinching the legs of the staples or for curving themprogressively to anchor them in the work.

' =When the'defie'ctor is in use to curve the legs of thestaples as above described','the clinching anvil, as herein illustrated, is in a position 'diflfer ent from that which it occupies when clinching the staple legs but such that it nevertheless serves as a'sole rest in engagement with the bottom face of the sole. To assist in controlling a shoe under these conditions the machine'is also provided with a side gage which is movable into and'out of operative position. Featuresof the invention are further to be recognized in means for controlling the sole rest and the side gage, the construction I shown comprising controlling mechanism that is common, to both of them for shifting their posi tions in setting the machine for either-clinching or curving the staple legs as hereinbefore described. 1

The above and other novel features of the invention, including various novel detailsoi construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly describedby reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims. 1 I In-the drawings, .Fig. 1 is a view in left-hand sideelevation' of a portion of 'a'machine in which the invention is embodied, with the parts in the positions that they occupy for driving a staple through a lip on a sole and clinching the staple legs; I

Fig. 2 is a view in left-hand side elevation, with parts broken away, showing a portion of the same structure as Fig. l with the parts in'the positions thatthey occupy for driving a staple and curving the staple legs progressively to anchor them in a sole;

Fig. 3 is" a view substantially in frontelevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1, with parts brokenaway; V f 1 Fig. 41s a plan View with parts broken away; Fig. 5 is a view in right-hand side elevation on a smaller scale of; the portions of the machine shown in'Fig'. 1;'and 3 i Fig.6 is a perspective view showing a lasted shoe of a type'in the manufacture of which the to for an understanding of the invention are shown in the drawings and will be described in detail.

It will be understod that the shoe and last are supported bottom upward in the hands of the operator and presented successively in different positions in the progressive lasting, for example, of the opposite sides of the shoe. To assist in positioning the shoe in proper relation to the lasting instrumentalities the machine is provided with a sole rest 10 against which the operator holds the shoe. In operating on a shoe in which there is a lip on the sole, as shown in Fig. l, the sole rest engages the inner face of the lip and serves also as an anvil to clinch the legs of staples driven to fasten the upper materials to the lip. The upper is pulledover the last and inwardly over the sole in each lasting location by a gripper 12 which, in the machine herein shown, is displaced a short distance lengthwise of the edge of the shoe bottom from the staple-inserting means. For laying the marginal portion of the upper over and upon the sole in each lasting location there is provided a slide 14 movable by a cam (not shown) along a guideway 16 in a for wardly and downwardly inclined direction at an angle to the bottom face of the last and shoe. This slide carries a member '18 on the opposite sides of the lower end portion of which are fastened members 20 that cooperate with the member 18 to provide'a staple-guiding nozzle which acts to lay the upper over the sole. Also carried by the, slide 14 is a staple driver 22 fastened to a slide 24, and a spring-operated lever 26 which acts on the" slide 24 to impart to the driver its operative ,movement. A latch 28 cooperates with a plate 30 on the lever 26 to hold the driver retracted as the slide 14 is moved toward the shoe and thereafter releases the lever to cause the driving of the staple. The machine as thus far described is constructed for the. most part substantially as disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent No; 1,796,451.

For purposes of the present invention the machine is provided with a member 32 which may be moved into a position close to and opposite the outlet end of the staple-guiding nozzle, as illustrated in Fig. 2, to serve as a deflector for en gaging the legs of each staple prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven so as to anchor them in the sole in the manner disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,742,499, and thus to adapt the machine for use in fastening the upper to a sole or to a portion or a sole where there is no lip. The deflector 32 is mounted for upward downward movements in a guideway 34 formed in a forward extension 36 of the member 18 and is controlled by a spring '38 portions of which are coiled about studs 40 on the opposite sides of the extension 36 and another portion of which lies in a recess formed in the forward edge of the deflector. The spring 38 thus tends to hold the deflector 32 in an elevated or idle position, as shown in Figs. 1.and 5', to permit the machine to be used for driving and clinchin staples. For moving the deflector 32 downwardly into operativeposition there is provideda curved slide 42 mounted in a similarly curved guideway formed in a member 44 that is fastened to a bracket 45 normally fixed on the head of the machine, the lower end of the slide 42 being arranged to engage the upper end of the deflector. The slide 42 is urged upwardly by a spring 46. Downward movement of the slide 42 into position to cause the deflector 32 to act on the legs of the staples is effected by an arm 48 of a lever 50 (Fig. 4), the arm abutting against the upper end of the slide.- The lever 50 is mounted on an eccentric portion 52 of a stud 54 rotatable in a bearing formed in a holder 55 on which the sole rest or anvil 1G is adjustably secured. Projecting into a slot 58 formed in another arm 60 of the lever 50 is a crank pin 62 formed on one end of a shaft 64 which is rotatable in a bearing in the above-mentioned bracket 45. Clamped on the opposite end of the shaft 64 from the crank pin 62 is a hand lever 68. It will accordingly be seen that by movement of the hand lever 68 into one position the lever arm 48 is operated to impart downward movement to the slide 42 into the position illustrated in Fig. 2, and that by movement of the hand lever to another position the arm 48 is retracted to permit upward movement of the slide 42 by the spring 46 to the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5. When the slide 42 is positioned as shown in Fig. 2 it acts upon a curved cam face 69 provided on the upper end portion of the deflector 32 to force the deflector downwardly along its guideway 34 into operative position each time that the slide 14, that carries the staple-guiding nozzle and, the deflector, is moved forwardly toward the shoe preparatory to thestaple-driving operation. As the slide 14 is retracted'after the driving of each staple the spring 38 is permitted to raise the deflector as the cam face 69 moves rearward relatively to the lower end of the slide 42, and when the slide 14 is in its fully retracted position the upper end of the deflector may rest against the lower face of the member 44 in a position at the rear of the slide 42.

It will be noted that with the parts positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 a short downward movement is imparted by the slide 42 to the delector 32 as theslide 14 is moved forwardly, but such movement is not long enough to interfere with the illustrated use of the machine for driving and clinching the staples.

The slide 42 may be accurately adjusted to position the deflector 32 in proper relation to the staple-guiding nozzle by turning the eccentric carrying stu'd54 to adjust the lever50. For this purpose a slot 70 is provided in the outer end of the stud to receive a screw driver. The stud is held in adjusted position by a locking pin 72 slidingly mounted in a recess in the holder 56 and having in one side thereof a curved recess in which one side of the stud 54 lies. The member 72 is threaded at its upper end to receive a nut 74 which engages the holder 56 and acts to force the member 72'upwardly and thus to bind the stud 54 firmly in any adjusted position.

- When the deflector 32 is in use it is desirable that the sole rest 10 be retracted farther from the end of the staple nozzle than when the sole rest is used as an anvil for clinching the staples, in order to afford ample room for the deflector and for the laying of the marginal portionof the upper flat upon the bottom face of the sole. The holder 56 which supports the sole rest is accordingly .mounted for swinging movements undercontrol of the-same shaft 64 that controls the deflector. To this end, the holder 56 is provided with a stud 76 (Fig. 4) mounted for turning movement in a sleeve member '78 which is clamped in a split bearing provided in the bracket 45, this sleeve member having integral therewith an arm 80 through an opening in which the shaft 64 extends, so that the sleeve member is held against turning movement in the bracket As shown in Fig. 4, the arm 80 engages a shoulder on the shaft 64 to assist in holding the with the plate 102pivotally mounted at 104 on a shaft against lengthwise movement. Secured on' one end of the stud 76by a screw 82 threaded inth'e stud is a washer 84 which overlaps the sleeve member '78 and thus assists in holding the stud against lengthwise movement relativelyto the sleeve member. The end of the shaft 64 which carries the crank pin 62 lies in an opening formed in a curved portion 86 of the holder 56,

and cooperating with the shaft to control the holder are twoplungers 88 and 90 which are slidingly mounted in recesses in the holder and are arranged respectively to engage the shaft 64 on opposite sides of the latter. The plunger 88 abuts against the end of ascrew 92 whereby it is held normally in fixed relation to the holder but is adjustable relatively to the holder. The plunger 90 is controlled-by a spring 94 which is housed in the holder 56and-presses the plunger 'yieldingly upagainst the shaft 64 whiletending.

also to swing the holder about the axis of the stud 76in the direction to press the plunger 88 down on the shaft 64. Formed on the shaft 64 at right angles to each other are flat faces 96 and- 98 located at different distances from'the axis of the shaft and arranged respectively to engage the plungers 88 and 90. When the parts are in the position's'illustrated in Fig. 1 the face 96 on the shaftis in engagement withthe plunger 88 and the sole rest 10 is in a position cOmparatively 'nea'r the end of the staple nozzle toserve as a clinching member. When the parts are in the positions illustrated in Fig. 2 the curved periphery of the shaft 64, which is farther from the axis ofthe-shaft than the face 96, is in engagement withthe plunger 88 and accordingly the holder 56 is swung about the axis of its stud 76 to a position in which the sole rest 10 is retracted farther from the staple nozzle in the general direction of the operative movement of the driver than when the parts are positioned as illustrated in Fig. 1. It will be noted that when the partsare positioned as shown in Fig. 2 the flat face 98.

on the shaft 64 is engaged by the plunger 90. In this manner the normal limit of movement of the hand lever 68 in a downward direction" is conveniently determined and the parts are maintained in proper positions; The same function is performed with respect to the normal limit of upward movement of the hand. lever by the fiat face 96 of the shaft in' engagement with the plunger 88. v p

It will be evident that by turning the screw 92 the holder 56 may be adjusted about the axis of its stud '76 to vary the distance between the sole rest 10 and the end'of the staple nozzle; as maybe desired, for example, to compensate for differences in thickness of the upper materials in shoes of different kinds'when the sole rest is To assist in positioning the shoein proper re-,

lation to the lasting instrumentalities when the staples are driven and curved as shown in Fig. 2, there is provided an edge rest or side gage 100 for engaging the side of the shoe near the edge ofthe shoe bottom. This side gage is integral bracket 106 for swinging movements to adjust the "side gage in directions heightwise of the shoe. A screw 108 which is threadedin-ithe bracket 106 and extendsthrough a slot 110 in the d plate 102 serves to clamp the plateandth'e side gage in adjusted position. It is desirable'that -when the parts are positioned as shown in Fig.

1 for driving staple-s through a lip on .the sole the side gage 100 will be retracted well away from slice-engaging position. The bracket 106 is ac.-

cordingly ,movable forwardly and .rearwardly in 1a rectilinear path along a guideway 112 on the head of the machine and is'supported in the guideway by a stud 114 that isthreaded, in the machine ,head and extends downwardly through a, slot 116(Fig. 5) in the bracket 106 to permit movements of the bracket along the guideway, the

stud having threaded on its lower end nuts 117 that support a washer 118 overlappingthe lower face of thebracket tosupport' the latter. For controlling the bracket 106 there is provided a lever arm 120 which is pivotally mounted on a stud 122 threaded in the head of the machine ,1 and is forked at its lower endto engage the shank of ascrew 126 threadedin the side of the bracket 166. Also mounted on the stud 122 is another lever arm 128 providedwith an ear; 130 having aslot therein through whichextends a clamp screw 132 threaded in the arm 120;. The: screw 132 thus clamps the arms 120 and 128' adjustably together for movement in unison. A

. washer 133 on thestud 122 is engagedby a flange onthe stud to hold the two arms 120 and 128 in place on the stud. The arm 128 at its forward end rests upon the edge of a plate 134 which is fast on the shaft 64, this plate having formed thereon a cam 136 arranged to act onthe arm-128 to move the side gage 160; forwardly intovoperating position when the hand lever 68 is swung downward into the position illustrated in Fig. 2. When the hand lever swung upvvardto position the parts as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 the arms 120 and 128 are moved in a counterclockwise direction (Fig.

5) to retract the side gage 100 by means of a spring 138, which is coiled around the axis of the arms, one end of the spring engaginga screw 140 on the head of the machine and the other end engaging the forward edge of the arm'l20. both the side gage 100 and the solejrest 10 are controlled by the hand lever 68 which also controls thedefle'ctor 32. It will be understood that by adjusting the arm 120 relatively to the arm l28 upon loosening the clamping screw 132 the'side .gage 166 may be adjusted forwardly or rearwardly tovary; its position as desired. In order to in sure against downward movement of the lever 68 far enough to carry the cam 136 out from under the arm 128, the plate 134 is provided with a finger 142 arranged toengage a projecting portion of the stud 82.

It will beevident that when the deflector 32 is in use the amount of curvature imparted to the legs of the staple will depend upon the distance between the deflecting faceof the deflector and theends of the members 20 that guide .the legs of the staple. Topermit the 'parts to be Accordingly properly set for imparting the desired curvature to the staple legs the membersZO are ad- 1 justable in directions parallel to the direction of I movement of the staple driver 22 and are held in v adjusted position by clamping screws 144 that Xtend through slots (not shown) in the members 20. To facilitate precision .in the adjustment of the members 20 there are providedscrews 146 1 a lip on the sole and for clinching their legs on the inner face of the lip, or to curve the legs of the staples progressively in the staple-driving operation to anchor them within the body of the sole, merely by swinging the hand lever 68 from one position to another position which may be done in a substantially instantaneous manner. The machine may thus be readily used for lasting shoes of different kinds such as welt shoes and Littleway shoes. It may also be conveniently used for lasting shoes of the character illustrated in the previously mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,932,545 (see Fig. 6) in which the upper along the sides of. the forepart at the rear of the toe is fastened to a lip on the sole by staples s driven through the lip and clinched on the inner face of the lip, and the upper along the shank portion-is fastened by staples s the legs of which are curved to anchor them in the body of the sole.

' The invention having thus been described, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of means constructed to cooperate alternatively withsaid driving means to clinch the fastenings upon their emergence from the work or by engagement with them prior to and during their entrance into the work to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the Work.

2. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastenings upon their emergence from the work, and a deflector for engaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the work to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the work.

3. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of

different devices movable alternatively into position to act on the fastenings, said devices being constructed and arranged respectively to clinch the fastenings upon their emergence from the work and to engage them prior to and during their entrance into the work to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the work.

4. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastenings upon their emergence from the work, a deflector for engaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the work to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the work, and a controlling device common to said anvil and deflector'for rendering either of them operative on the fastenings instead of the other.

5. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastenings upon their emergence from the work, and deflecting means movable into position to act on the fastenings instead of'said anvil, said deflect- .ing meansv being constructed and. arranged to engage the fastenings before they enter the work and thereby to deflect them into the work in a direction transverse to the direction of the movement of the driving means.

6. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings, of

them'into the work in a direction transverse to the direction of the movement of the driving means.

7. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of means constructed and arranged for use alternatively to clinch the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole or to engage them before they enter the shoe materials'and thereby to deflect them into the shoe in a direction transverse to the direction of the movement of the driving means.

8. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for clinching the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole, and a deflector movable into position to act on the fastenings instead of said anvil, said deflector being constructed and arranged to engage the fastenings before they enter the shoe materials and thereby to deflect them into the shoe in a direction transverse to the direction of the movement of the driving means.

9. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for clinching the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole, said anvil being displaceable from its clinchingposition, and a deflector arranged to act on the fastenings instead of said anvil when the anvil is thus displaced, said deflector being constructed and arranged to engage the fastenings prior to and during their entrance into a shoe to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the shoe.

10. In a fastening-inserting machine, the comthrough a lip on a sole or by engagement with the staple legs prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole.

11. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving staples to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the legs of staples driven through a lip on a sole, and a deflector for engaging the staple legs alternatively prior to'and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole.

12. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving staples to fasten uppers to soles,. of an anvil for engaging and clinching the legs of staples driven through a lip on a sole, said anvil being displaceable from its clinching position, and a deflector movable into operative position when the anvil is thus displaced for engaging the staple legs prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole.

13. In a fastening-inserting machine, thecombination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles; of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastenings when, driven through a lip on a sole, and a deflector for en gaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them inthe sole, said anvil be ing mounted for movement from its clinching position intopa. different position to serve as a shoe rest whenthe deflector is in use.

14. In a fastening-inserting machine, thecombination with means for driving fastenings to fastenuppers to Sales; of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastenin'gs' when driven through a lip on-a sole, and a deflector mounted for movement in a direction transverse to-thet direction of movement of the; driving means into position for engaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to "curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor-them in the sole, said anvil being mounted for movement in a direction lengthwise of the path of movement'of the driving means to make way for said deflector.

15. In a fastening-insertingmachine, the combination with means for driving staples to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil-for engaging and I clinching the legs of staples driven through a lip on a sole, a'deflector for engagingth'e staple legs alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materialsto curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, anda controlling device common to said anvil and deflector for'rendering each of them operative on the staples and the other inoperative. I 7

16. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving staples to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the legs of staples driven througha lip on'a sole; a deflector for engaging the staple legs] alternatively prior to and during their entrance into theshoe materials to curve'them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in'the sole, and means for controlling said anvil I,

legs alternatively prior to and during their en:

trance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, a controlling device for rendering the deflector operative, and means arranged to be operated by said controlling device 7 to move the anvil from its clinching position into a different position toserve as a shoe rest when the deflector is in use. i i i 18. In a fastening-insertingmachine, the combination with a staple-guiding nozzle anda driver for driving staples 'fromsaid nozzle to fasten-uppers to soles, of an anvil spaced from the end of said nozzle for engaging and clinching the "legs of'staples driven through a lip on a sole, and a deflectormovableto a position nearer the-fend of said nozzle than the anvil for engaging the staple legs alternatively before they enter the shoe materials and during the drive to curve them progressively as they are drivenand thereby an-- chor them in thesole.

19. Ina fastening-inserting machine, the combination with a staple-guiding nozzle and a driver fordriving staples from said nozzle tofas' ten uppers to soles, of ananvil spaced from the end of said nozzle for engaging and clinchingthe legs of staples driven through a lip'ona soleja deflector movable to a position close to the'end of said nozzle for engaging the staple legs alter natively before they enter the shoe materials and" during the drive to curve them progressively as" they are driven and thereby anchorthem in the sole, and mechanism under control'of the oper-, -.ator for renderingsaid: deflector operative and for also moving the anvilout of itsc'linching,

position. I 7

20. In a fastening-inserting-machine, the combination with fastening-inserting meansv-movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe into position for the driving of a fastening tofas ten the upper to the sole, of an anvil for engaging and clinching thefastening when driven through a lip on the sole, and-a deflector for engaging the fastening alternatively'instead of said anvil to curve it progressively as it is driven and thereby anchor it in the sole,-sai'd deflector-being movable inwardly over the shoe bottom with the fasteninginsertingmeans and movable also relatively to said means into or out of position to act on the .fastening.

2 1. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with fastening-inserting means mov ableinwardly over the bottom of'a shoe into position for the driving of a fastening to fasten the upper to'the sole, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastening when driven through a lip on the sole, a deflector for engaging the fastening alternatively instead of said anvil'to curve it progressively asitis driven and thereby anchor it in thesole, said-deflector being movable inwardly over the shoe bottom with'the fastening-inserting means andmovable also rel: atively to said means into: or out of'operative position, and a device for moving the deflector into operative position m response to the move- 'ment of the fastening-inserting meansinwardly over the shoe bottom, said device being movable atthe will of the operator either into or out of 22. In a' fastening-inserting machinetheicomposition to act thus on the deflector.

' bination with fastening-inserting means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoeinto position for the driving o'f a" fastening to fastenthe upper to the sole, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastening when d riven through a I lip on the sole; a deflector for engaging the'fas tening alternatively instead of saidanvil to curve it progressively as it is driven and thereby anchor it in the sole, sai'd'deflector beingmovable inwardlyover the shoe bottom with the namin inserting means and. movable also relativelyto said means into orv out of operative positionja spring tending to withdraw thefieflector from operative position, and a device for moving the deflector into' operative position against -the-re-, sistance of said spring in response to the movement of the fastening inserting means inwardly overthe shoe bottom, said device" being -dis-- placeable at the will of the operator to prevent it from acting thus on the deflector.

'23. In a fastening-inserting machine, the con bination with fastening-inserting means movable inwardly over the bottom of a shoe into position for the driving of a fastening to fasten the upper to the sole, of an anvil for engaging and clinching the fastening when driven through a lip, on the sole, a deflector for engaging the fastening alternatively instead of said anvil to curve it progressively as it is driven and thereby anchor it. in the sole, said deflector being movable inwardlyover the shoe bottom with the fastening-inserting means and movable also relatively to said means into or out of operative position, a device for moving the deflector into operative position in response to the movement of the fastening-inserting means inwardly overthe shoe bot-' tom,-and means under control of the operator for displacing the anvil from clinching position and for alsomoving said device into position to act thus on the deflector. v

24. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for, driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles-of means constructed and arranged for use alternatively to clinch the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole or by engagement with them prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, and a side gage arrangedto assist in controlling a shoe when the fastenings are thus curved to anchor them and movable to an inoperative position to prevent its engagement with a shoe when the fastenings are driven through a lip and clinched.

25. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for clinching the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole, a deflector for engaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curvethem' progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, and a side gage arranged to assist in controlling a shoe when the deflector is in use to curve the fastenings, the side gage being movable to an inoperative position to prevent its engagement with a shoewhen the anvil is used to clinch the fastenings.

26. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with .means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for clinching the fastenings when driven through'a lip on-a solo, a deflector for engaging the fastenings'alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to: curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, a side gage arranged to assist in controlling a shoe when the deflector is in use to' curve the fastenings, and controlling mechanism common to said deflector and side gage for rendering the deflector either operative or inoperative and for also moving the side gage into or out of position to control a shoe.

27. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of an anvil for clinching the fastenings when driven through a lip on a sole, a deflector for engaging the fastenings alternatively prior to and during their entrance into the shoe materials to curve them progressively as they are driven and thereby anchor them in the sole, a side gage arranged to assist in' controlling a shoe when the deflector is in use to curve the fastenings, mechanism movable at the will of the operator to render the deflector either operative or inoperative, and means controlled by said mechanism for moving the anvil into or out of clinching position and for also moving the side gage into or out of positionv to control. a shoe.

28. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of a side gage arranged to assist in controlling a shoe held by the operator in position for the upper-fastening operation, the side gage being bodily movable in a rectilinear path into or out of shoe-controlling posi-' tion, a lever for shifting the side gage along said path from oneposition to anothenand a cam movable by the operator to operate said lever.

29. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppersto soles, of a sole rest for engaging a lip on a sole to assist in controlling a shoe held by the operator in position for the upper-fastening operation, anda side gage movable either to an'idle position out of contact with a shoe 'controlled by thesole rest in engagement with the lip or into position to assist in controlling a shoe when no lip is provided for contact with the sole rest.

30. In afastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for-driving 'fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of a sole rest for engaging a lip on a sole to assist in controlling a shoe held by the operator in position for the upper-fastening operation,.said sole rest being movable into a different position for engagement with the bottom face of a sole where no lip is provided, and a side gage movable either to an idle position out of contact with a shoe controlled by the sole rest in engagement, with a lip or into position to assist in controlling a shoe when the sole rest is'moved out of its lip-engaging position.

31. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving fastenings to fasten uppers to soles, of a sole rest for engaging a lip on a sole to assist in controlling a shoe held by the operator in position for the upper-fastening operation, said sole rest being movable into a different position for engagement with the bottom face of a sole where no lip is provided, a side gage movable either to an idle position out of contact with a shoe controlled by the sole rest in engagement with a lip or into position to assist in controlling a shoe when the solerest is moved out of itslip-engaging position, and controlling mechanism common to said sole rest and side gagefor moving each of them from one position to another position.

and arranged to engage a fastening upon 'its emergence'from a portion of a sole and to clinch the fastening, and means movableat the will of the operator to effect a substantially instantaneous shiftof said member either into clinching position or into such a position as not to engage a fastening when it is driven.

34. In a fastening-inserting machine, the combination with means for driving staples to fasten uppers to soles, of a member constructed and arranged to engage the legs of a staple upon their emergence from a portion of a sole and to clinch them on the sole, said member being mounted for swinging movement either into clinchingposition or into such a position as not to engage the legs of a staple when it is driven, and means movable at the will'of the operator to effect a substantially instantaneous swinging movement of said member from either of said positions to the other position.

g Y ISABELLE w. GODDU, Executria: of the Will of George Goddu, Deceased. 

